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as declared in Remember when the World Golf Championship introduced the World Match Play in 1999? Indeed, Glasgow 2018 will be a revolution (of sorts) for European sport, never mind European golf. Editor’s Picks European Tour targets millennials with GolfSixes Two-man teams from 16 countries will compete in the European Tour’s new six-hole team event, GolfSixes, in England in May. If nothing else, European Tour chief Keith Pelley isn’t afraid to try new things, like this week’s ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth event that is a hybrid of stroke-play and match-play formats. Many, of course, will be shorter (at last year’s WGC World Play, 12 of the 16 knockout stage contests finished before the 18th hole; in 2015 that number was 13).

Is golf ready for the innovative World Super 6 Perth format?

as declared in Their absence has raised the question: is the conservative golf world ready for an innovative format? This week’s World Super 6 Perth is constructed in this vein, pushing the limits of tournament construction. “I think the format is a great idea and a great concept,” he told Sky Sports. However, here is where the World Super 6 takes a turn. Conversely, this weekend will be a litmus test for the spread — and ultimate fruition — of such designs across the globe.